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Every adventurer needs stuff. Whether it be weapons and armor for waging war, horses and wagons for cross-country traveling, food and shelter for surviving in the wilderness, or specialized gear for pulling off whatever feats your character aspires to, there is one place to find everything your character might need: right here.

Wealth

Wealth in the Elysium RPG is measured in Sovereigns (𝕤), which are also commonly called "crowns", with both terms stemming from the common practice of minting coins with popular current and past rulers or heroes on one face.

Starting characters begin the game with 500𝕤 unless they have purchased the Wealth trump.

Clothing

Weapons

Action Points

This details the number of Action Points necessary to use the weapon.

Parry

The bonus the weapon grants the character on a Defense Roll when the weapon is used to parry an attack.

Hurt

The amount of damage the weapon does on its own, which is factored into the Attack Roll.

Type

The type of Hurt the weapon inflicts. Either Slashing, Bludgeoning, or Piercing. Certain spells, items and armor protect better against certain types of Hurt.

Notes

Any relevant notes about the weapon.

Blades

• Dagger/Knife – A small weapon, with either one or two bladed edges. Useful as a backup in close-quarters combat. Less than 1 foot in length.
• Main-Gauche – A small blade typically wielded in the off-hand adept at use in parrying and disarming.
• Stiletto/Poignard – A short, narrow knife used for stabbing deeply.
• Dirk/Combat Knife – Longer and sturdier than a typical dagger.
• Short Sword/Gladius – A thrusting sword with usually no longer than 2–3 feet.
• Longsword – Very popular among soldiers and infantry, usually around 4 feet in length. Mostly held in one hand.
• Broadsword – Wider than a longsword, slightly more primitive, between 3 and 4 feet in length.
• Bastard Sword – Also known as the hand-and-a-half sword. Can be held in one or two hands. When held in two hands, it provides more power and leverage to the wielder. Usually around 4–5 feet in length.
• Greatsword – An extremely large and powerful weapon. Must be held in two hands. Often up to 6–7 feet in length.
• Saber – A sturdy, single-bladed, curved sword with a hand guard. Often about 3 feet in length.
• Cutlass – Similar to a saber, with a basket-like hand guard. 2–3 feet in length, very popular amongst sailors.
• Rapier – A noble and graceful sword, mostly used for fencing and piercing, up to 3–4 feet in length.
• Scimitar – A curved blade usually without a hand guard. 2–4 feet in length.
• Double Sword – Two sword blades mounted into a handle in the center. The entire sword can be between 5–6 feet in length.

Axes

• Throwing Axe – A simple axe useful for hand-to-hand, but primarily adept at being thrown. Usually less than 2 feet in length.
• Hatchet/Hand Axe – Slightly bigger than a throwing axe, with a flat end of the head that can be used as a hammer.
• Berserker Axe – Made with a solid wooden shaft and a curved axe head.
• War Axe – The axe-head is curved on one side, and blunt on the other, with a long shaft of wood or metal held in two hands.
• Executioner/Great Axe – Massive, heavy axe, with a dual-bladed axe head.
• Axe Spike – Can be affixed to the top of the axe head to be used in thrusting.
• Pickaxe – Typically a tool used for mining and digging, but also used in combat.
• Double Axe – A rare weapon consisting of a central haft with an axe-head at each end.

Blades

Axes

Polearms

Bludgeons

Ranged

Exotics

Shields

Sized Weapons

Armor

Sometimes the only thing between you and the business end of a nasty pig-sticker is a few scant pieces of leather and metal.

A combatant wearing armor with a score greater than 5 (being anything above breastplate) will take a minus to his or her Dodge skill in the Defense Roll. A character wearing chain mail will take a −1, scale will take a −2 and so on. The GM might also require that such an armored character would take this penalty to physical skill checks such as Climb, Swim, Athletics, Gymnastics, Sneak, and perhaps even Spot (if wearing a fully-enclosed helm).

Characters that use shields don't actually receive any sort of armor bonus. Instead, they use the shield for parrying during their Defense Roll.

Gear

• Standard Kit – Backpack, soap, small mirror, cheap perfume, small clay jug, whetstone, straight-razor, needle and thread, candles, dice, leather pouches, grease-pencil, map-case, waterskin, torches.
• Camp Kit – Tent, bedroll, heavy blanket, lantern.
• Cooking Kit – Spices, dry rations, cooking pots, utensils, flint and steel, oil, fishhooks, fish-line.
• Climbing Kit – Rope, grappling hook, pitons, hammer,
• Digging Kit – Pick, shovel, hammer, torches, crowbar.
• Disguise Kit – Prosthetics, glue, make-up, powders, scented oils, wigs, false teeth, hair dyes, fake jewelry.
• Healing Kit – Herbs, salves, bandages.
• Thieves Kit – Lockpicks, caltrops, grease jar, scissors, grappling hook, rope, small jar of acid.
• Skald's Kit – Ink, quills, sealing wax and sigil-stamper, loose parchment, bound book with lock, tin-whistle.

Mounts and Animals

• Riding Horse – Horses serve as excellent transportation and beasts of burden. However, most horses do not fare well in the chaos of combat. Riding horses require their riders to make Personality + Animal Control or Agility + Ride checks (2 AP) against a DL of 12 for each round of combat to keep the horse from throwing its rider and running away. If the check is failed, the rider takes the difference as damage.
• Warhorse – Warhorses are trained in the arts of warfare and do not require their riders to make checks to avoid being throw simply because they are in combat.
• Donkey – Donkeys and mules are perfect beasts for hauling heavy gear or awkward tools, or for pulling heavy objects in a harness. Donkeys make poor mounts for combat purposes and will always throw their rider and run away if confronted with hostile forces.
• Blackbeak – Blackbeaks are stout, bipedal mounts with short vestigial wings and powerful legs, which they use to jump large distances and propel themselves furiously over land. They derive their name from their sharp beaks which are capable of easily rending flesh. Blackbeaks make poor beasts of burden, since their frame is not suited for much cargo, but make great mounts in combat thanks to their aggressive natures and the ease with which they are domesticated. For more information on these creatures, see the Blackbeak entry.
• Bullhound – Bullhounds are the preferred mounts of Goblyn warriors. Bullhounds also make great guard dogs.

Services

Healing

• 1𝕤 for each HP healed
• 5𝕤 for each Tainted HP healed
• 50𝕤 for curing of most common disease or poisons
• 250𝕤 for curing of uncommon disease or poisons

Room and Board

• 1𝕤 per night

Stabling

• 1𝕤 per night for horses
• 3𝕤 per night for exotic animals

Shipping/Passage

• 5𝕤 per week of travel for each passenger/piece of cargo

Messenger

• 2𝕤 per day of travel

Outrider Guard

• 10𝕤 per day

Translation

• 5𝕤 per page

Coach Service

• 1𝕤 per 5 miles